Transcription of English/Spanish & Spanish/English Math Glossary
1 English/Spanish & Spanish/English math Glossary In this document, the English/Spanish Glossary appears first. The entries are in alphabetical order. Some entries include an explanation, clarification, or example in the third column. Each letter of the alphabet has its own blue divider head to make navigating the document easier. The Spanish/English Glossary begins on page 58 and is similarly divided by letter bars; it also includes explanations and examples when appropriate. Both glossaries can be searched electronically by clicking on search in the tool bar at the top, typing a word into the search window, and clicking on search. For InfoTrek en espa ol Users: This Glossary includes all of the content vocabulary needed to complete the suggested activities in the ESL-ELL section of each Teacher Note. For All Other Glossary Users: This Glossary contains more than 800 mathematics terms.
2 Some of them include explanations. These math terms would be useful to anyone teaching mathematics in a Spanish/English bilingual environment. Just as math terms in English may be nuanced and have multiple meanings, so too math terms in Spanish can be problematic when defined only in a Spanish/English dictionary. As your premier Mathematics Manipulatives provider, ETA/Cuisenaire is proud to make this Glossary available to teachers everywhere who strive for clarity and accuracy. 2007 ETA/Cuisenaire All rights reserved. No part of this Glossary may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permission is granted for limited reproduction, for classroom use and not for resale, of those Glossary pages that have a copyright line.
3 ENGLISH SPANISH COMMENTSA aboutaproximadamente If space is at a premium, use unos or unas. about the same ascasi igual queabscissa abscisa absolute valuevalor absolutoacorn bellota activity actividad activity centercentro de actividades (de pintura, de los bloques, de construcci n) acute angle ngulo agudoacute triangletri ngulo acut nguloaddsumarAdd XX (rule)Sumar XX (regla) , Add 5 = Sumar 5; Subtract 2 = Restar 2 add acrosssumar horizontalmente / sumar en forma horizontal add downsumar verticalmente / sumar en forma verticaladdendssumandosadditionsumaaddit ion and subtraction factssumas y restas / operaciones de suma y restaUse operaci n when the emphasis is on the process.
4 Addition factsuma / operaci n de sumaUse operaci n when the emphasis is on the problemsuma / problema de sumaUse suma if speaking of a numerical problem such as 2 + 7 = ?; use problema de suma if speaking of a word problem. addition sentencesumaaddition sign signo mas addition storycuento de suma / problema de suma addition tablestablas de sumaadjacent angles ngulos adyacentesafterdespu s / despu s de , 25 minutes after 3 = 25 minutos despu s de las 3 (or las 3 y 25) algebra lgebraalgebraic expressionexpresi n algebraica 2007 ETA/Cuisenairealgorithm algoritmo alienextraterrestrealikeiguales / semejantesalltodosalmostcasialtogetheren totalangle nguloangle bisectorbisectrizangle measurementsmedici n de ngulosanimal shelteralbergue de animalesannouncementanuncioannualanualan t hormiga ants hormigas apartm s / , the numbers are 2 apart = unodelosn meroses2m squeelappetiteapetitoapple manzana applesmanzanasapproach (n.)
5 Enfoqueapproach (v.) (a problem)abordarapproximate solutionssoluciones aproximadasapproximatingaproximararcarco area rea The noun rea is masculine. arithmetic sequenceprogresi n aritm ticaaroundalrededorarrangeordenararrange mentordenaci narraymatrizassociative (grouping) property of additionpropiedad asociativa de la suma (agrupaci n)Use agrupaci n when using grouping in English. associative (grouping) property of multiplicationpropiedad asociativa de la multiplicaci n (agrupaci n)Use agrupaci n when using grouping in English. associative propertiespropiedades asociativasastronautsastronautas 2007 ETA/Cuisenaireat leastm nimo / al menos / por lo menosat mostm ximoUse appropriate construction based on context: , como m ximo, un m ximo (n.) atributo / cualidadSee also feature attribute blocksbloques de atributosAustraliaAustraliaaveragepromed io / media Use promedio only as a noun, not as an adjective, , el promedio de las temperaturas, not la temperatura promedio.
6 If space is axesejes anissueusemediaeglathe plural of axis, not ax axis eje 2007 ETA/CuisenaireBbabysitterni erabackwardshacia atr sbag of 10 bolsa de 10 balancebalanzabalance scalebalanza de platillosballpelotaballoon globo balloonsglobos bananapl tano / bananabananas pl tanos / bananas bar graphgr fica de barrasbar of silverbarra de platabarnestablobarrette / hair clip hebilla de pelo / broche para el basebasein the context of exponents, the number that is multiplied repeatedly; in the context of geometry, abreviated b in formulasbasic factsoperaciones b sicas (de suma)basic addition facts = la suma / sumas b sicas basic shapesfiguras b sicasbasketcanastabatchhorneadabeachplay abear oso bears denmadriguera de los ososbedcamabeeabejabees abejas beforeantes / antes de , Underline the number that comes before = Subraya el n mero que va antes.
7 20 minutes before 5 behind=20minutosantesdelas5detr s / detr s de belongpertenecerbenchmark fractionfracci n de referenciabenchmark numbersn meros de referencia 2007 ETA/Cuisenairebesideal ladobestm sbetweenentrebewildereddesconcertadobias ed samplemuestra enga osabicyclebicicletabiggrandebiggerm s grandebiggestmayor / el mayor bilateral symmetrysimetr a bilateralbillbilletebillionmil millonesbillion and bill n are false cognates: one billion = mil millones and one trillion = un bill n billions (collective number)millares de millonesbillions place lugar de los millares de millonesbillionthsmilmillon simos (fracciones) / milmillon simas (decimales)When referring to place value, use the feminine, , round to the billionths place = redondea al lugar de las milmillon simas. In fractions, use the masculine, , one-fifth is less than one-fourth = un quinto es menor que un cuarto.
8 Bills (money)billetesbird pajarito birds pajaritosblankespacio en blancoblanketmantablankets mantas blewsopl blocksbloquesblow (v.) soplar blueazulbone hueso boneshuesos boothquioscobornnaci 2007 ETA/Cuisenairebottomabajoboughtcompr bouncerebotarbouncysaltarinabowling pinsbolosboxrecuadrobox-and-whisker plotdiagrama de caja y brazos / diagrama de caja y bigote(s) / grafica de caja y bigote(s) boy ni obreadthanchobreak (a problem into simpler parts)separar / descomponer (un problema en partes m s sencillas)break apartdescomponerbreak apart methodm todo para descomponer n merosbreakfastdesayunobreaking apart numbersdescomponer n merosbrightbrillantebring downbajarin the context of division bubbleburbujabubbles burbujasbugsinsectosbuildingedificiobush elsfanegasbusy ocupado buttermantequillabuttonsbotonesbuzzertim bre 2007 ETA/CuisenaireCcalculatorcalculadoracale ndarcalendariocamevinieroncamerac maracapacitycapacidadcare (n.)
9 / concern preocupaci ncart carrito catch (v.) / catchingatraparcat gato catsgatoscelebratecelebrarcelebrationcel ebraci ncell (of spreadsheet)celda / casilla / elementocent centavo centercentrocentigramcentigramocentilite rcentilitrocentimetercent metrocentimeter cubescubos de 1 cent metrocentimeter rodsbarras de 1 cent metrocentimeter rulerregla de cent metroscentimeters cent metros central angle ngulo centralcentral processing unit (CPU)unidad central de proceso (UCP)central tendencytendencia centralsee measure of central tendencycenturysiglocertainsegurocertain event evento segurocertificate of depositcertificado de dep sitochairsillachallengedretochampionscam peoneschance(s)posibilidad(es)Depending on context.
10 If chance refers to mathematical probability, use probabilidad. What is the chance of rain? = Cu l es la probabilidad de lluvia?change (n.)cambiochange (v.) , change meters to inches = convertir metros a pulgadas 2007 ETA/Cuisenairecharacter personaje characterspersonajescharttabla check answerscomprobar las respuestas chefscocineroschicken gallina chickens gallinas child ni o childrenni oschinaporcelanachocolatechocolatechoice sdecisioneschordcuerdacircle (n.)c rculocircle (v.)encerrar en un c rculocircle graph / pie chart gr fica circularcircumferencecircunferenciacircu scircoclaim (in data results)afirmaci nclassifyclasificarclayplastilinacleanli mpiosclockrelojclock dial (face)esfera del relojclockwiseen el sentido de las manecillas del relojcloser m s cerca de , 20 is closer than 30 = 20 est m s cerca de 30 closestm s cercanoclosest estimateestimaci n m s cercanaclosest tendecena m s cercanaclothtela clownpayasoclue (in running text)pistacluster (v.)
